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Title: The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story About the Hard Life by Flann O'Brien, Patrick C. Power, Ralph Steadman ISBN: 1-56478-091-0 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr Pub. Date: March, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The hard life and how to live it
Comment: A joy to read, it completely sucked me in within the first five pages. The story meanders through the countryside between the Gaeltachts, and at every turn there is a snide joke aimed at the traditional Gaelic writing style, which O'Brien mimics so well. It apparently offended quite a lot of Irish speakers in the 40's - it's easy to understand given its irreverence. For any Irish heads out there, if you were forced into reading Peig and hated it, you should love this book. It's just a marvellously written piss-take. I did however prefer The Third Policeman, due largely to his amazing imagination being put to better use there. Read them both.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the funniest book I have ever read.
Comment: I hurt myself laughing about Ambrose the foul smelling pig. An earlier reviewer noted that knowledge of gaelic liturature and Irish folklore is important in understanding the puns and satires and that is true BUT not prerequisite to enjoying this very funny story.
Rating: 5
Summary: side-splitting
Comment: Have you ever had a laughing fit while reading on a bus? It was almost enough to have me committed.Although not personally aware of any Irish in my blood, the way this erupted in me makes it a strong chance.
It has never been better explained why so many Irish ended up in America and elsewhere abroad. A true story!
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Title: The Hard Life: An Exegesis of Squalor by Flann O'Brien ISBN: 1564781410 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Third Policeman (John F. Byrne Irish Literature Series) by Flann O'Brien, Denis Donoghue ISBN: 156478214X Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien, William H. Gass ISBN: 156478181X Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Dalkey Archive (Irish Literature Series) by Flann O'Brien ISBN: 1564781720 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Best of Myles (John F. Byrne Irish Literature Series) by Flann O'Brien ISBN: 1564782158 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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